In Darkest Africa; or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria.
by STANLEY, Henry M
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Old ink signature in each volume (two signatures in Vol. I); dampstaining to a few dozen leaves including the frontispiece portr
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About This Item
New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1890.. First edition; No. 226 of 250 copies, signed by Henry M. Stanley.. publisher's 3/4 morocco over gilt-decorated vellum, t.e.g.. Old ink signature in each volume (two signatures in Vol. I); dampstaining to a few dozen leaves including the frontispiece portrait; etchings foxed; vellum soiled and pulling away at the areas where it meets the leather spine and corners; corners rubbed. . Demy Quarto,. With six etchings and one hundred and fifty woodcut illustrations and maps..
Synopsis
In Darkest Africa (1890) is Henry M. Stanley’s own account of his last adventure on the African continent. At the turn of that century, the interior of the African continent was largely unknown to the American and European public. With the accounts of great explorers like Stanley, readers became thrilled by stories African expeditions and longed to follow in the footsteps of these explorers. In 1888, Stanley led an expedition to come to the aid of Mehmed Emin Pasha. The two volumes that compose In Darkest Africa; or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria are his account of what happened.
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- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46897
- Title
- In Darkest Africa; or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria.
- Author
- STANLEY, Henry M
- Illustrator
- With six etchings and one hundred and fifty woodcut illustrations and maps.
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's 3/4 morocco over gilt-decorated vellum, t.e.g.
- Book Condition
- Used - Old ink signature in each volume (two signatures in Vol. I); dampstaining to a few dozen leaves including the frontispiece portr
- Edition
- First edition; No. 226 of 250 copies, signed by Henry M. Stanley
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1890.
- Pages
- 2 vols.
- Size
- Demy Quarto,
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